Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
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The Tupolev Tu-22 is a Soviet-era supersonic long-range bomber designed during the Cold War for high-speed strike missions against strategic targets.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-22 | 1 |
| Tupolev Tu-22M | 4 |
| Tu-22M | 1 |
| Tupolev Tu-22M bomber | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bomber aircraft
ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ long-range bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ |
| airIntakeLocation | fuselage sides near wing roots ⓘ |
| alliance | Warsaw Pact ⓘ |
| armament |
air-to-surface missiles
ⓘ
free-fall bombs ⓘ nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| bombload | up to roughly 9,000–12,000 kg of ordnance ⓘ |
| category | Cold War Soviet bomber ⓘ |
| combatUse |
used by Iraq in Iran–Iraq War
ⓘ
used by Libya in regional conflicts ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| defensiveArmament | tail gun turret ⓘ |
| designedFor |
attacks on strategic targets
ⓘ
high-speed strike missions ⓘ penetration of enemy air defenses ⓘ |
| designPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier Tupolev bomber concepts ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces
|
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1959 ⓘ |
| fuselageLayout | narrow fuselage with rear-mounted engines ⓘ |
| introduced | 1962 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Tupolev
ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Design Bureau
|
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 1,500 km/h at altitude
ⓘ
around Mach 1.4 ⓘ |
| NATOreportingName | Blinder ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
difficult handling characteristics
ⓘ
high accident rate ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Dobrynin RD-7 turbojet engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Iraqi Air Force
ⓘ
Libyan Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Arab Air Force
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| range | approximately 4,000–5,000 km depending on load ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1990s ⓘ |
| role |
maritime strike aircraft
ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | around 13,000–14,000 m ⓘ |
| successor |
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22M
|
| tailConfiguration | high-mounted tailplane ⓘ |
| wingType | swept wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22M
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22M
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22M bomber
this entity surface form:
Tu-22M
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-16
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22M
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22M